Google Now puts your search data to work

One of the cooler things we're to see with Jelly Bean is Google Now. It's part search, part assistant, and part amazing. Imagine all the data that Google has aggregated about you (yes, that scary Google data that's shared across Google products with the new privacy policy) used to help you throughout your day. Need to catch the bus? Google Now will tell you when the next one is due and how long your ride will be when you get to the bus stop. Or sports scores for your favorite team, which you don't have to specify because Google already knows from your search data. Or traffic and rerouting based on destinations you've searched for.

Yes, it sounds pretty cool, and a little scary that it's able to use your data like it does. We're going to have to take a good look at it before we decide just how much we like it. And we will, a Jelly Bean rolls out.